"More and more Congressmen now stay in Washington all year-round because they can't stay at home under the laws they've passed."

-- Sam Levenson

#Home Quotes #Years Quotes #Law Quotes

“Slowly I learn the importance of powerlessness.Â I experience it in my own life and I live with it in my work.Â The secret is not to be afraid of itâ€”not to run away.Â The dying know that we are not Godâ€¦ All they ask is that we do not desert them.”
“Would you not like to be, sittin' on top of the world with your legs hanging free?”
“Stand up for what is right, regardless of who is committing the wrong.”
“Donâ€™t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts donâ€™t matter or that your voice doesnâ€™t count. Donâ€™t ever believe that you canâ€™t make a difference. You have.”
“God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace.”
“[Bertholt] Brecht looked very thin, like a herring with very sensitive hands.”
“Funny how you dig yourself into a hole by the teaspoon.”

Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.53, Counterpoint Press
“You can be confident and secure and know that you do a good job at what you do. But you don't know to be arrogant about it.”

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